Canada's Rowan Hamilton is U. of California's 1st NCAA men's hammer throw champ in 102 years | CBC Sports LoadedRowan Hamilton of Chilliwack, B.C., threw a personal-best 77.18 metres for the University of California to win the men's hammer throw at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships on Wednesday in Eugene, Ore.Rowan Hamilton of Chilliwack, B.C.
The graduate transfer is Cal's first individual men's NCAA track and field champion in 13 years and its first hammer throw winner since John Merchant in 1922. "Now, to see it becoming a possibility for me, it's just such an exciting point in my life to see that dream becoming more realistic."He became Cal's first male weight thrower to qualify for the NCAA indoor championships in March, where he was 12th in Boston.
The 19-year-old University of Georgia sophomore was the lone athlete to run under 45 seconds, clocking 44.96. Auhmad Robinson of Texas A&M was next in 45 flat, followed by University of Southern California's Johnnie Blockburger .Canadian teen Morales Williams unfazed by world-record nullification, has high hopes for Olympics
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